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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PFEIFER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO MAST, FOOS.&

COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,784, dated. May *7, 1901.

Application filed June 24, 1899. Serial No. 721,724. (No model.)

To on whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PFEIFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield} in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registers and Indicators, of which the following is'a specification.

My invention relates to cash registers and indicators, and has for its objects improvements in the constructions of machines of this class, and especially such as set forth in my Patents No. 579,694, dated March 30, 1897, and No. 642,713, dated February 6,1900. It especially relates to improvements in the transferring devices for such machines.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is apartial sectional elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of parts of the transferring devices. Fig. 4 is a sectional view more in detail of parts of the transferring devices. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the keys and the transferring devices for the keys. key-transferring device. Fig. 7 is a detail view of parts of the transferring device. Fig. 8 is a perspective View of my machine with some of the parts omitted. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the sliding bar and connecting parts. Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views of parts of my device.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference in the several views.

The general features of construction are preferably those described and shown in my priorpatents referred to, and in this application I have shown cash-keys a, numbered corresponding to the amounts to be registered and indicated. These keys are arranged in connection with the indicating and registering devices, the same as in my former patents. The cash-keys a are normally locked and can only be operated after the lever 12 has been moved from its normal position,the movement of said lever and the rotating shaft 1 connected thereto, being adapted to unlock the cash-' keys and accomplish the movement required to operate the indicating and registering devices after the key has been moved. The graduated bars a are adapted to accomplish the proper movement of the indicating and Fig. 6 is a detail view of my ing hung on the main shaft 1 and having backwardly-extending arms aflwhich are pivotally connected to the vertically-movingracks by meansof suitable links. The rack a engages a pinion on the indicating-disks to move the same when said rack is moved." Arranged adjacent to each of said racks there is a counter, which may be of any well-known construction, consisting of a series of counting-wheels, each numbered from 0 to 9 and geared together, so that a complete rotation of one produces a movement of one unit of the other. These counters are adapted under certain conditions to be connected to the racks and move therewith by the following devices: There is pivoted toasuitable part of the frame and adjacent to each of the racks a lever b which carries at its outer end a pinion b which is normally out of engagement with the rack, but is adapted by a movement of the lever b to be thrown into mesh therewith. A pinion b on the lever b meshes with the lever-pinion b and said pinion b has a long sleeve 12 which carries at its outer end a toothed number-wheel.

My devices for transferring from one counter,to the counter of next higher denomination are as follows: Adjacentto the pinion b I pivot a lever b which is formed with a stud b on one side, said stud being beveled at the top and adapted to stand in the path of a projection 19 on the sleeve of the pinion b. At the lower end of said lever b I attach an arm b which is pivoted to a stop-lever b pivoted to the upper part of the frame. Said lever 12 has a spring I) attached at the upper end, connecting same with the lower projecting arm of a latch 17 having an arm 12 extending upwardly. The end of said latch is adapted to drop over a projection b near the center of the lover I), where the arm 6 is pivoted to said lever when said 'lever has been moved from normal position. The lower end of the lever o in its normal, position stands opposite a stop (1 pivoted on an upwardly-projecting arm d, pivoted on the shaft 4. A spring extends from said arm 01 to a plate (1, as shown in Fig. 1. Said plate is registering devices, said graduated bars a befastened to the upwardly-projecting arm a y of the graduated arm a and has a slot 01 in a spring, as shown in Fig. 1.

its rear end. A pin 0Z extending from the arm d, fits into said slot d of the plate d, which by means of said spring permits said limited movement of the arm d-independent of the graduated bar a and tends to keep said arm (1 in contact with the roller d, as shown in Fig. 1. At the upward end of said arm 01, opposite the pivoted stop d there is pivoted a corresponding stop d, which is held normally in close contact with the stop (I by The lower end of said stop (1 is formed with ashoulder 0F, and the lower end of the stop (i is formed with a shoulder, so that in their normal positions the lower ends of the stops fit closely, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower end of the stop d when the stops are in their normal po sitions extends beyond .the arm d, as shown by the dotted line in Fig". 1. There is fastened on the operating shaft 1 a projecting arm 01 with acontacting wheel d pivoted at the outer end of same. The operation of the devices isas follows: By a movement of the lever 17 and the shaft 1, to which it is attached, the contacting wheel I) will move upon the arm d, pushing the arm (1 toward the lever b. When The upper end of the pivoted stop d -strikes the lover I), the stop will be thrown from its normal position, as shown inFig. 7, which will release the pivoted stop d and the wheel (1, will continue to move on the inner end of the cam d. When,

however, the pinion b is rotated until the projection b strikes the stud b and 'move's the lever b, so that it is moved out of the path of the pivoted stop (1 the stops will upon the further movement of the shaft 1 remain 1 in their normal positions, as shown in Fig. I 1, the inner edge of the sto (1? extending he- I, yo'nd the arm d, and the 'wheeld will there- I upon move the arm (1, caused by the stops re- 1' maining in their normal positions, to cause 1 the rack-bar to make an additional move- Q ment 'u pwardly equal to the movement of one i tooth of the pinion b which will cause the corresponding counter-wheel to rotate one additional tooth. A pin in", projecting from the arm a, which connects the rank n with the arm a when thelever b is in its nor-r inal position, will strike the shoulder b in' it's upward course, and thereby limit the: movement of the i'ac'l'i a; but when the le ver b is moved by the lever b the shoulder 19 will be thrown out of the path of the pin 5 A pin d (shown in Fig. .3) is attached to In. the normal position of thesliding bar a the Z upper end of the pin d willstrike the arm 29 I of the pivoted latch and move said latch from the shoulder Z9 a spring 11 being adapted to press the lever b back to its normal position l with 'the movement of the latch after said latch has released the. lever I). Said "sliding bar a is operated by means of the lever e and j connections,as fully'described in my said Patj the sliding bar 0 as shown in Fig. 9.

- ent'No. 642,713. As shown in Fig. 2, there is one set oftransferring devices opposite the bank of ten-cent keys and one opposite the the bank of dollar-keys. that upon each revolution of the pinion b the arm I) will be moved out of the path of the pivoted stop (1 so that upon the complete movement of the shaft 1 the arm d will cause the rack a to make an additional movement equal to the movement of one tooth of the countingwheel connected to said rack, so that each complete revolution of the counting-wheel for the bank of cents-keys will be transferred to the counting-wheel of the dollar=keys. Upon the movement of the sliding plate 0 from its normal position by the operation of said lever e and its connections the pin 01 will move away from the arm 13 of the latch 19 and when the lever b is moved from its normal position the latch 19 will then drop over the shoulder 11 and hold the lever?) out of the path of the pivoted pawl d, and

upon the return of the sliding plate a to its normal position the pin d will lift the latch and permit the lever b to return to its normal position. It will thus be seen that I have provided a very simple and eflfective means of transferring from one countingwheel to the wheel of the next higher denomination.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown an improved device for use in machines employing separate banks of cashkeys for each denomination-cents, dimes, and dollars and by my improved device separate hanks-oi cash-keys may be connected, so that keys in separate banks may be operated together in a single operation, and thus dispense with separate o erations for each bank of keys. For this purpose Ihave shown a plate fwith a hooked arm f extending from one side, which plate is adapted to be pivoted onthe key shaft'2,

so that the hooked arm f will rest u on any It will thus be seen desired key in the bank of keys in the next denomination. In the device shown I have the arm f with its hook end resting upon the five=cent key and have thus connected the dime bank of keys with the five-cent key of the cents bank of keys. The plate f has flanges f and f ,'arranged so that one ofsaid flanges will rest near the upper tier of keys and the other to rest near the lower tier, extending along the entire bank of dime-keys, so that the operator when moving any one of the dime=keys may at the same time move.

the plate f, so as to cause the five-cent key, to which the arm f is connected, also to be de ressed and at the same time operate the two keys together in one single operation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of registering devices, operating devices therefor, a movable stoplever normally limiting the movement of the operatin devices and means fo moving said sto -lever in order that the register operating devices may be positively inoved a predeter-- mined additional distance, by the same means the initial movement was given; for the purpose of making the transfer.

2. The combination of registering devices, a movable rack, operating devices therefor, a movable stop-lever normally in the path of and for limiting the movement of said operating devices, connections from said rack to said movable stop-lever to move the same in order that the register-operating devices, may be positively moved a predetermined additional distance, by the same means the initial movement was given, for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to that of the next higher.

3. In a cash-register, the combination of counting-wheels for different denominations, operating devices therefor, movable stop-levers normally in the path of said operating devices for each denomination, excepting the lowest, and adapted to limit the movement of the counting-wheels of each of said denominations, means for moving any one of said stop-levers thereby permitting by the same means the initial movement was given, a predetermined additional positive movement of the counting-Wheels of the next higher denomination equal to the movement of one tooth of said counting-wheels for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to that of the next higher.

4. The combination of registering devices, operating devices therefor, a movable stoplever and a movable stop, said stop-lever and stop being in the path of .the operating devices, the former normally acting to throw the latter out of said path to limit the movement of the operating devices and means for moving said movable stop-lever so as to allow said movable stop to remain in'its normal position thereby permitting an additional positive movement of the register-operating devices by the same means the initial movement was given, for the purpose of making the transfer.

5. The combination of registering devices, operating devices therefor, a movable arm, movable interengaging stops on said arm, a movable stop-lever normally acting on said stops to limit the movement of the operating devices and means for moving said movable stop-lever so that it will not act on said stops, thereby permitting a predetermined additional positive movement of the register-opcrating devices by the same means that the initial movement was given, for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to that of the next higher.

6. The combination of registering devices, a movable rack, a pinion with a sleeve thereon, a laterally-movable pinion to engage said rack and pinion, operating devices for said rack and pinions, a movable stop-lever normally in the path of the operating devices, to limit the movement of same, a pin on the sleeve of said first-named pinion; a pivoted lever with a stud in the path of said pin, a lever pivotally connecting said last-named lever with said movable stop-lever to move and a latch to hold said movable stop-lever from the path of the operating devices, thereby permitting an additional positive movement of said rack and register-operating devices by the same means the initial movement was given, for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to that of the next higher.

7. The combination of registering devices, a straight movable rack to engage said registering devices, a lever pivoted to said rack, operating devices therefor, a pin in said lever, a movable stop-lever normally in the path of said pin to limit the movement of the operating devices, connections from said rack to said movable stop-lever to move said movable stop-lever from the path of said pin, thereby permitting an additionai positive movement of said rack and register-operating devices by the same means that the initial movement was given, for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to another.

8. The combination of a movable rack, a laterally-movable pinion to engage said rack, counting-Wheels operated by said rack and pinion, a lever pivoted to said rack, a pin in said lever, a movable stop-lever normally in the path of said pin, connections from said pinion to said movable stop-lever to move said movable stop-lever from the path of said pin, thereby permitting, by the same means that the initial movement was given, an additional movement of said rack equal to the movement of one tooth of the counting-wheel for the purpose of transferring from the counting-wheel of one denomination to that of the next higher.

9. The combination with a laterally-movable pinion, registering devices geared to the pinion, a straight movable rack to engage said pinion, a lever pivoted to said rack,'a pin on said lever, a movable stop-lever normally in the path of said pin,connections from said pinion to said movable stop-lever to move and a latch to hold the same from the path of said pin, to permit a predetermined additional positive movement of said register-0perating devices, by the same means that the initial movement was given, for the purpose of making the transfer.

10. In a cash-register, the combination of counting-wheels for different denominations, operating devices therefor, movable stop-levers and movable stops in the path of the operating devices for each denomination, excepting the lowest, the stop-levers normally acting to throw the stops out of said path to limit the movement of the counting-wheels of each of said denominations and means for moving any one of said movable stop-levers so as to allow the movable stop in the same denomination to remain in its normal position thereby permitting, by the same means the initial movement was given, an additional movement of the counting-Wheel of the next higher denomination equal to the movement of one tooth of said counting-wheel, for the purpose of transferring from one denomination to that of the next higher.

11 The combination of registering devices, an operating shaft, an arm attached to said shaft, a contacting Wheel pivoted in the outer endtof said arm, an auxiliary shaft, an arm attached to said auxiliary shaft, having aface thereon to contact with said contacting wheel, a movable stop pivoted on said last-named arm having a face normally extending beyond the face on said arm, an intermediate movable stop pivoted-on said last-named arm normally engaging said other movable stop, a straight movable rack, a lever pivoted to said rack with connections to said operating-shaft, a pin in said lever, a movable stop-lever nor mally in the path of said pin and said intermediate stop acting to withdraw the face of said first-named stop from contacting with said contacting wheel and to limit the movement of the voperating devices, countingwheels, a laterally-movable pinion to'engage said rack and counting-wheels, connections from said pinion to said movable stop-lever Witnesses CHAS. I. WELCH, EARL G. WELoH. 

